The average patient is 4 years old and 90 percent of confirmed cases are below the age of 18

CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - A polio-like disease called Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM) has been found in kids throughout the country. North Carolina has 3 cases, the closest has been reported in Huntersville. South Carolina so far has just one case.

Symptoms include parts of the body being paralyzed and doctors don't know why this is happening. As of now there is no sure cure. Patients have been given IV, steroids or are going through physical therapy to be nursed back to better health.

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention are looking into nearly 130 cases across the nation.

The average patient is 4 years old and 90 percent of confirmed cases are below the age of 18, according to Nancy Messonnier, Director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases.

According to the CDC, AFM is a rare but serious condition (less than one in a million people). The condition is not new, according to the CDC website, but instead an increase of cases first reported in 2014.